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' S. L. DENNY.

GAR DOOR PASTENBR.

No. 281,246. l Patented' July 17, 1883.

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Nrrnn STATES .f FFICSEG SAMUEL L. DENNEY, 0F STRASBURG, `ASSIGNOR` OFONE-FOURTH TO ISRAEL L. LANDIS, OF LANCASTER, PENNSYLVANIA.

CAR-DOOR FASTENER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 281,246, dated July1'?, 1883.

d Application Sled May 24, 1883. (No model.)

To ZZ- whom it may concern:

Beit known that I, SAMUEL L. DnNNn-Y, a citizen of the United States,residing at Strasburg, in the county of Lancaster and State ofPennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inFasteners for Gar- Doors, of which the following is a specification,reference being had therein to the accompanying drawings.

My invention relates to improvements on fastenings for sliding doors onrailroad-cars; and the peculiarity consists in securing the door at therear by means of a lever so pivoted in suitable jaws and acting againsta corresponding-shaped catch or stop, which tends to force the door rmlyagainst the jainb and also against the side of the car. l I also includethe staple, which is so constructed as to be turned in its berth afterthe slotted end of the lever has been forced down over it, therebyholding the lever securely in place.

The details of construction and operation of the several parts will bemore fully set forth in the claims, and shown in the accompanyingdrawings, in which'- Figure 1 is a side elevation of a car-door with thelocking device 'attached thereto, the door being closed and locked. Fig.2 is a horizontal section on the line A B, Fig. l. Fig. 3 is aperspective view of the staple detached; and Fig. 4 is a rear view ofthe staple and its berth, in which it works.

Referring more particularly to the drawings, C represents the side ofthe car provided with its side rails, E, which have guides F secured toand projecting above and below the rails.

To the inside of the door is fastened a piece, D, in the form somewhatof the section of a hinge, with suitable jaws projecting in rear of thedoor, in which is pivoted lever L, the forward end being provided with aslot to receive the staple K, and the rear end with a curved form totake hold of a correspondingshaped catch, H, which is embedded in andextends through the side of the car from the inside. By turning thelever out at a right angle with the door the curved end of same entersinto a slot formed in the piece to which it is pivoted,

thereby7 allowing the door to slide freely in its lcrank is then rivetedfast to the stem.

ways in opening or closing. The peculiar shape of the lever and thecatch with which it engages has the effect to force the door rmly up tothe jamb, and also to draw the door tight against the side of the car,4that rain, snow, or sparks may not enter, as is now the case.

I construct my staple of three parts or separate pieces. The firstconsists of a ange, o, with a boss, which extends through the thicknessof the door, as shown in Fig. 2. Said piece is provided with a hole toreceive the stein of the staple proper, as shown in Fig. 3. Said stapleis slotted to receive the lock or seal, and has a heavy side, which, inconnection with the little crank at its opposite end, will keep it inthe position shown in Fig. 3.

In constructing the staple the stein is inserted in the piece in whichit works, and the A quadrant-shaped recess, S, is provided for itsreception. Thus it will-be seen that by tal;- ing hold of the staple andturning it to a horizontal position the slot in the lever will pass overand against the car-door. Then the staple, of its'own gravity, willreturn to its vertical position, and standing across the slot in thelever securely confines it in its place.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is?- 1. A fastening forsliding doors, consisting of a bent and curved lever secured to the edgeof the door, an opening in the side ofthe car, into which the end of thelever extends in the looked position, and means for securing the otherend of the lever, all as set forth.

2. A fastening for sliding doors, consisting of a bent and curved leversecured to the edge of the door, an opening inthe side of the car, intowhich the end of the lever extends in the locked position, the outer endof the lever being provided with an opening, and an oscillating orrotating headed bolt to engage therewith and hold the lever in a lockedposition, as set forth. Y

3. ln a car-door fastening, the combination of the plate D, secured tothe door at one edge thereof, and provided at one end with jaws and nearthe other with an oscillating headed bo1t or staple, K, and the curvedand bent In testimony whereof Iaffx my signature in lever L, pivotedbetween the j aws ofthe plate presence of two witnesses. D, its innerend arranged to engage with zt recess in the side of the ear, and itsouter end SAMUEL L' DENNEY 5 having an opening for the reception of theWitnesses:

bolt by which it is secured in its locked posi- GEO. T. SMALLWOOD, tion7as set forth* l WVM. J. TANNER.

